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Chemmy posted:When I took delivery of my car in CA and told them not to drill the front bumper they made me sign some forms saying they told me I should do it and also that I took possession of the BMW factory front plate mounting bracket and hardware. It would fail in court, but in practice police here just see no holes = no plate, and don't keep a catalogue of which manufactures offer brackets.
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eyebeem posted:My Abarth had two sets of holes drilled into the front bumper when I bought it (used). Speed holes. Drill more, go faster. 
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I'd go without a front plate because I dislike the way they look, but while it's only a $20 fine for no front plate, it counts as a moving violation in Massachusetts which = points on your license. One $20 plate violation's worth as much as $500/yr for 3 years in insurance costs. No thanks.
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May 5, 2017 23:28
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I've complained about this before, but front plates aren't required here, dealerships still drill holes in brand new cars and rivet on plate holders on to hold their dealer plate.
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May 6, 2017 00:24
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All this plate chat and no "Hide the Plate"? I mean the motorized keyfob one is like $145, but the manual one is like $45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v34ziGr9XQ0
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May 6, 2017 00:32
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Powershift posted:I've complained about this before, but front plates aren't required here, dealerships still drill holes in brand new cars and rivet on plate holders on to hold their dealer plate.
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Chemmy posted:What are people driving where you live that the FD3 is a girl's car? I was living in west Texas at the time.
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Just my 112 liter car.
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Allison V-1710s.
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"Well we got the engines in but realized after the fact we forgot about fuel tanks."
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xzzy posted:"Well we got the engines in but realized after the fact we forgot about fuel tanks." That little bent nose cone is a fuel tank. 20ft of full throttle 
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May 6, 2017 16:41
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0J2LrGq5Fo Freiburger is so happy. It's like a kid in a candy store. 
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May 6, 2017 17:51
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The Midniter posted:
That is beautiful. Wonder if my 6'2" rear end would fit in one.
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May 6, 2017 21:31
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Meydey posted:That is beautiful. Wonder if my 6'2" rear end would fit in one. Probably. I've run into the owner around town a couple times and he's not much shorter than I am (6'1").
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May 6, 2017 22:03
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Wistful of Dollars posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0J2LrGq5Fo That seems like a cool old Mercury, but probably past the point of rescuing
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Powershift posted:I've complained about this before, but front plates aren't required here, dealerships still drill holes in brand new cars and rivet on plate holders on to hold their dealer plate. I live in New Jersey(front plate required) and have bought my last two cars in Pennsylvania(no front plate required) and I made it very clear to the dealer that I wouldn't accept the car if they drilled the bumper for a front plate. For whatever reason this dealership feels like they need to drill these massive holes for the plate in the bumper, like triple the size of any screw that would go through the license plate. I'm also the "if you put a dealership logo on my car I'm not taking it" guy.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Speed holes. Drill more, go faster. Blah blah blah you can tell who's been to the track etc etc
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May 7, 2017 01:08
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More like drag holes. Speed holes should be in louver format:
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May 7, 2017 01:19
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That's so pretty. Put them on everything. 
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Shrapnig posted:I live in New Jersey(front plate required) and have bought my last two cars in Pennsylvania(no front plate required) and I made it very clear to the dealer that I wouldn't accept the car if they drilled the bumper for a front plate. Probably uses those two-part plastic pins to attach the plastic license plate holder to the bumper. The kind that's sorta like a christmas tree clip, but you lock it in place by putting another pin down its center when it's in place. I think they're normally like 5mm in diameter or so.
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Shrapnig posted:I live in New Jersey(front plate required) and have bought my last two cars in Pennsylvania(no front plate required) and I made it very clear to the dealer that I wouldn't accept the car if they drilled the bumper for a front plate. My dealer clearly put the sticker on at delivery. It sat on the lot for a while. After months of socal sun, they took it off at my request. If you look really, really carefully after it has been cleaned you can tell I bought it from Romero Mazda. Dammit.
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Mcqueen posted:That's so pretty. Put them on everything. POST MORE LOUVRES!!!! http://imgur.com/a/sXrew
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Couldn't get a photo or video because I was driving but I caught up to an ollllllllllllllld Rolls Royce Silver Cloud doing 75mph on the motorway this morning. Dressed in an inky black paintjob that was of course immaculate the guy driving just had a knowing grin on his face, coolest guy on the roads.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Couldn't get a photo or video because I was driving but I caught up to an ollllllllllllllld Rolls Royce Silver Cloud doing 75mph on the motorway this morning. Dressed in an inky black paintjob that was of course immaculate the guy driving just had a knowing grin on his face, coolest guy on the roads. Driving cars the way they're supposed to be driven, regardless of age or rarity, is always a win  Take that, pearl clutchers.
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I initially thought it was a mk2 Jag as it was miles away and my eyesight isn't as sharp as it once was. I then realised this thing was huge and going at a pace faster than I'm used to seeing mk2s drive at, at once point moving into the fast lane to overtake. I put my foot down to catch up and take a look, the thing was flying along at 75 taking up most of the lane having more road presence than anything else around. Beautiful.
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iospace posted:Driving cars the way they're supposed to be driven, regardless of age or rarity, is always a win There was something from Roadkill where Freiburger was talking about how he didn't want a perfect Road Runner because then he would feel bad about driving it. This is how I feel as well. If I have a perfect show car then I would be worried about it getting scratched or dinged etc.... So I will just buy workable but rough around the edges cars that look over with a clean and polish and not care if something happens because it was never going to win concours awards anyway 
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BigPaddy posted:So I will just buy Yup. 
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Holy poo poo, Skynet can drift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opsmd5yuBF0 Ken Block(s of code).
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I'm the ground effects on a shoe-sized RC car.
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InitialDave posted:Holy poo poo, Skynet can drift: Labkhana.
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scuz posted:I'm the ground effects on a shoe-sized RC car. Scale models get a pass on everything, they're just supposed to look cool. Steering input seems pretty spazzy, but I guess that comes from the fact that their implementation relies on constant throttle? Clearly they need to take a step back and design the most efficient drift in terms of tire wear and perhaps fuel economy. 
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xzzy posted:Scale models get a pass on everything, they're just supposed to look cool. Probably shaking down the PID code. Which is a pain in the rear end if you don't know what you're doing.
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Aeroastro! I used to computer janitor for them a few years ago. Nice department, strange people.
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Stupid question, but how do you clean the rear glass on a car with louvers?
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MetaJew posted:Stupid question, but how do you clean the rear glass on a car with louvers?
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MetaJew posted:Stupid question, but how do you clean the rear glass on a car with louvers? Wait until it rains and drive backwards really fast.
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Powershift posted:Wait until it rains and drive backwards really fast. Side benefit of taking miles off of the odometer. Safer than propping up the car with a barrier stanchion.
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